Page 16 - Aadhaar

Linking Aadhaar and driving licence to be mandatory soon: Law minister

Eulogising about the Centre's 'Digital India' programme, the minister claimed that it had bridged the urban-rural divide

Why Modi govt is amending Aadhaar Act and what it means for your privacy

Critics allege that with the new Bill, the Centre is looking to circumvent the Supreme Court order passed earlier this year

Aadhaar Act amended to bar private entities from storing individuals' data

The amendment says that UIDAI can now give directions as it may consider necessary to any entity in the Aadhaar ecosystem

Registering for Aadhaar in 2019

It is a lot less scary registering for Aadhaar in 2019 than it was in 2010, given how the authentication modalities have since evolved

Companies not complying with Aadhaar Act may be fined up to Rs 1 crore

Govt also plans to set up a UIDAI fund under the Aadhaar Act and has proposed that the authority be exempt from taxes on income

Schools can't make Aadhaar mandatory for admissions, cautions UIDAI

In September this year, the Supreme Court ruled that Aadhaar was not mandatory for bank accounts, mobile connections or school admissions

Review petition in Supreme Court seeks re-examination of Aadhaar verdict

The review petition against Aadhaar has been filed by one Imtiyaz Ali Palsaniya

Tamil Nadu launches door-step Aadhaar enrolment scheme for kids below five

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami formally launched the scheme Monday by giving away seven Aadhaar kits containing the machines to officials of the Social Welfare Department

Cabinet moves to get legal backing, allow Aadhaar for phone numbers, banks

Cabinet approves amending two laws to get legal backing for seeding Aadhaar information with mobile numbers and bank accounts

Linking Aadhaar with voter ID may be mandatory: Here's what you must know

Election Commission has halted seeding of voter cards with Aadhaar numbers for the time being

UIDAI asks banks not to discontinue Aadhaar payment system, cites SC order

The clarification came after the UIDAI, or Unique Identification Authority of India, took note of a letter from the State Bank of India (SBI) to the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).

Linking Aadhaar with welfare schemes has left some of India's poor hungry

Aadhaar fails to eliminate the obstacles between the deprived and their entitlements

Govt will work on Aadhaar's enrolment, updation services: Prasad to CSCs

Village-level Entrepreneurs or VLEs, who run CSCs, have been asking the govt to allow them to restart Aadhaar enrolment and updation services, after the UIDAI stopped Aadhaar work through such centres

A safer Aadhaar will boost India's digital journey: UIDAI CEO Ajay Pandey

The Supreme Court had in a landmark verdict in September restricted the use of Aadhaar authentication by private entities in the absence of a legal provision

UIDAI plans passport offices-type Aadhaar Seva Kendra for 'smooth' service

Almost 114 such Kendra (or centres) in 53 cities and towns including all state capitals will be established in the first phase

UIDAI told to allay fears about Aadhaar through educational programmes

SC had last month upheld the scheme's constitutional validity but restricted the government's push to make it mandatory for various services

Govt asks telcos to stop using Aadhaar eKYC for new mobile connections

The apex court had last month in a landmark verdict restricted the use of Aadhaar by private entities in the absence of a legal provision

DoT wants telecom operators to stop Aadhaar-based biometric authentication

The deadline to submit the plan was October 15 but operators have sought more time

The Aadhaar verdict and class bias

So far, only the Delhi government has discontinued monthly Aadhaar authentication in ration shops

A Mobile app may soon replace Aadhaar for instant SIM verification

The proposed app will generate OTP after receiving pictures of the applicant and documents